Category Archives: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids

Palmitoleic Acid: Marker of Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Risk

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Stearoyl CoA desaturase (Δ9 desaturase) is an enzyme that participates in the de novo lipogenesis pathway. This pathway is tasked with the creation of new fatty acids from non-fat sources. The pathway operate primarily in the liver and the substrate … Continue reading →

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Avocado: Suppresses Insulin Release?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The avocado is a fruit from a the Persea americana tree. Its knobbly, green tough outer skin has earnt it the alternative name of the alligator pear. Avocados are native to Central American regions where they have been cultivated for … Continue reading →

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Open Sesame: The Nutrition of The Sesame Seed

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Sesame seeds are produced by the sesame plant (Sesamum indicum), an annual with yellow, white or pink flowers which grows to around one meter in height. Sesame is grown mainly in India, China and Mexico due to the presence of … Continue reading →

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The Nutritional Value of the Peanut

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Some nutritional researchers appear to be obsessed by fatty acids and their role in cardiovascular disease. They see lipids in the plaques that grow in arteries and they assume that the fat in the diet is the cause of the … Continue reading →

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Refined and Unrefined Oils

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Oleic Versus Saturated Fat: More Bad Science?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Isocaloric substitution studies can be interesting if they are rigorously controlled and care is taken to eliminate confounding variables. However, all too often the studies change more than one variable and this obfuscates the cause and effect of the changes. … Continue reading →

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Unsaturated Fatty Acids: Beyond Eicosanoids

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Unsaturated fatty acids are those that possess a double bond within their structure. A monounsaturated fatty acids therefore has a single double bond, whereas the prefix ‘poly’ signifies multiple double bonds. Unsaturated oils are those that contain a predominance of … Continue reading →

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High Fat Diets are Healthy

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he recent advice to limit intakes of dietary fat has been a disaster for health. Medical recommendations to lower fat and cholesterol intakes, based on the erroneous cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease, have caused an epidemic of obesity in Western … Continue reading →

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Subcutaneous Fat: Not All the Same

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fat storage is more complex than portrayed by the medical establishment. Fat stored in the abdominal compartment is associated with an increased risk of mortality. This fat is not visible, and is often present in normal weight individuals. Deep abdominal … Continue reading →

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